Qin Luofei jumped off the plane and led Yu Dalong and a curious Liu Kai to a spacious conference room.
The temperature inside the meeting room was normal, and four soldiers, also dressed in military uniforms, were already sitting inside.
They were all robust and imposing, clearly elite personnel.
Upon seeing Yu Dalong enter, they all stood up to greet him: "Captain Yu, Secretary Qin."
After greeting the two of them.
Everyone looked at Liu Kai, who was completely covered up, with great curiosity.
A strange look flickered in his eyes.
They even whispered among themselves: "Look, I heard he's in charge of clearing the oil wells."
"Is this roaming merchant reliable? That's something even drilling rig probes can't handle."
"Who knows? Hopefully he'll pull through. If something goes wrong, we'll have to go and rescue him."
"I think he has a chance. I heard he's very strong and has taken down a lot of Japanese soldiers single-handedly."
Yu Dalong didn't react to these words, but simply found a place to sit down with Liu Kai.
Qin Luofei then walked to the front of the conference room and turned on a projector.
He coughed lightly, interrupting the whispers of the crowd.
"Please be patient, everyone."
"You've all seen the basic mission report, but there are a few things I still need to explain."
The meeting room fell silent as everyone turned to look at the projected image in front of them.
Liu Kai hadn't seen any mission reports.
He could only sit up straight and wait for Qin Luofei to explain.
Qin Luofei explained things in fairly detail in order to take care of Liu Kai.
But after listening for a while, Liu Kai's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Let's leave aside the fact that Qin Luofei stayed on the platform as the overall commander of the mission.
After all, the official decision must be based on their confidence in her abilities.
The problem is that this task is indeed not as simple as Liu Kai thought!
First, the freezing point of crude oil is around 15 degrees Celsius.
Therefore, even if the seawater beneath the ice layer is still liquid, it can still freeze the crude oil in the pipeline into solid ice.
The pipe is 1.2 meters in diameter, large enough for a person to crawl inside while carrying an oxygen tank.
The good news is that the solidified crude oil in the pipeline from the platform to the seabed has been cleared by drilling rigs.
The upper part of the entire pipeline is now unobstructed.
The oil pipelines laid on the seabed leading to the land do not require Liu Kai to clear them even if they are frozen.
Once the Da Long team has installed the heating device, the crude oil inside will be melted quickly.
There are now two thorny problems to deal with.
The first is the blowout preventer, which is installed on the seabed to prevent blowout disasters.
It's now stuck with solid crude oil.
The blowout preventer has a six-layer sealing and snap-fit structure, which requires careful operation to clear each layer one by one. It cannot be directly drilled with a large drilling rig.
The second is the pipe buried at the bottom of the seabed below the blowout preventer.
According to estimates, the temperature will not exceed 15 degrees Celsius until about 30 meters below the seabed.
This means that the depth to which the pipes freeze beneath the seabed is at least 30 meters.
Because the Binhai No. 3 platform is located in a subtropical city like Fenghai City.
The issue of frost protection was not considered when the design was first developed.
The pipes now beneath the seabed are deformed and bent due to temperature differences.
Although it hasn't broken down yet, the drill bit, which goes straight up and down, can no longer penetrate.
The only solution was for Liu Kai to manually clear the blockage using a small drill.
Every 5 meters of ice that needs to be broken, a heating layer must be installed before the ice can be broken further.
The task was undeniably arduous.
certainly.
This is just one of the urgent problems that needs to be solved right now.
Qin Luofei also pointed out the problems that would arise after the pipes were cleared.
For example, after the pipeline is cleared, the viscous crude oil below will quickly gush out.
It also contains a large amount of toxic and flammable gas.
Crude oil is also liquid in physical terms, but it is actually more like silt.
In terms of both unit pressure and viscosity, it is countless times more dangerous than seawater.
One wrong move and you'll be dead without a burial place.
After the unblocking and heating layer installation is completed, Liu Kai first needs to immediately turn off the electric drill to avoid igniting flammable gas.
Then they quickly returned using the rope.
The mission was only truly accomplished when the blowout preventer on the seabed was shut down to prevent a blowout.
After hearing the complicated operating procedures, Liu Kai felt a chill run down his spine.
Even Yu Dalong and the other four soldiers looked at Liu Kai with pity.
Even just listening to the lecture, one can foresee that the level of danger is far more difficult than driving a submarine in the undercurrents.
Now they can't afford to make sarcastic remarks anymore; they just hope this mysterious expert is reliable.
Seeing that Liu Kai remained silent, Qin Luofei, who was standing at the front of the conference room, also looked worried.
"Mr. Qiu, please feel free to ask any further questions, and I will try my best to answer them for you."
Liu Kai remained silent for a moment.
He let out a long breath and finally shook his head.
"No more questions. When do we begin?"
Qin Luofei raised her hand and glanced at her watch: "It's the hottest time of day now, so let's get started and get ready!"
...
Everyone left the meeting room one after another.
Yu Dalong patted Liu Kai on the shoulder without saying anything more.
Then, he led four other soldiers up the ladder to the sea.
Liu Kai, on the other hand, was led to the changing room by staff.
The staff wanted to help him put on his protective diving suit, but Liu Kai kicked them out.
joke.
If we ask the staff for help, wouldn't that expose the exoskeleton?
As the saying goes, if you're going to put on a show, go all the way.
Liu Kai still carried the oxygen tank.
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